Monday, March 21, 2011

Well I am happy to report that we all survived the sleepover of 2011. Take one room, add a bunch of 5th grade girls, and what do you get? A boat load of drama. It brought back so many memories of my sleepover days, some good, some not so. Don't get me wrong, these are all great, kind, fun loving kids. But when they are all mixed together with cake, ice cream, and soda, something just goes wrong. I knew I was in for a long night, when a sleeping bag arrangement couldn't be made. I now understand why committees take days, weeks even to make decisions. Without a little mom intervention, those girls would still be arguing about which movie to watch. I found that some of the girls, didn't understand the concept of compromise. It was their way or tears. The Wii dance game was a lifesaver, lots of songs, lots of room to dance,and lots of energy to burn. All in all it was a great time, and Annie felt special and loved. Next year I'm thinking we can pack all that special love into a three hour party, and have one friend at a time sleepovers. It's strange my 15 year old son has had a few sleepover parties ( they call them sleepovers, but they never sleep) this last summer, and none of his friends argued about what movie to watch, or cried when things didn't go their way. My husband, who is an only child, was baffled by the whole drama. It's now Monday morning, everyone is at work or school. I think I'll have some left over birthday cake for breakfast and dance to my favorite songs on the Wii. If you have ever had birthday drama, leave a comment. I could use a laugh.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

I recently purchased 3 vintage windows, they are beautiful in their own right, but I had this vision in mind, to glam them up. Here is the first one. These are not the best pictures, I hope the details show. I placed tempered glass over the paned glass, so you can see through both. I'm really happy with it and look forward to fixing up the other two. I'm knocking around the idea of using all white on one and maybe a tree on the other. Do you have any other ideas?

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

As you can see I'm still felting away. Theses are my experimental patches and samples to show how my polymer embellishments can be used. I will be a vendor at the Cloth Paper Scissors CREATE RETREAT in Costa Mesa this May. If you are planning to be there, come by and say hi.

About Me

I'm a mixed media artist, that has been on a creative journey most of my life. I'm a native Californian, and I live on the central coast. I've been married for thirty two years to the love of my life. The years with Mitch have flown by. We have two great kids. Austin is seventeen and just starting his senior year of high school. He is one of the funniest people I have ever met. I can't wait to see what he grows up to be. We also have a sometimes sweet and always smart daughter, Annie. She spends a lot of time with me in the studio, and is very creative. I can't forget the fluffy four legged children, Daisy & Milo. They never fail to make me smile. I'm so grateful that I get the privilege to create. I hope you enjoy my art, and I thank you for being a part of this blogging adventure. You can contact me at crimsonheartstudios@charter.net